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NVIDIA’s Humanoid Robot Partners Unveiled at CES 2025, Featuring China’s Unitree, XPeng, and BYD

📅 Date: January 8, 2025

🏢 Organizations: NVIDIA, Accenture, Drees Sommer, Kenmec, Pegatron, softserve, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy, T-Systems, 1X, Agility Robotics, Apptronix, Boston Dynamics, BYD, Figure, FOURIER-Robotics, Galbot, Hexagon, IntBot, LimX Dynamics, mentee robotics, NEURA robotics, RobotEra, Sanctuary AI, Unitree Robotics, Xpeng, idealworks, Intrinsic, Scaled Foundations, Siemens, Visual Components, Vention, Covariant, Field AI, Physical Intelligence, Hillbot, Skild AI, Bentley Systems, etap, Luma AI, MetAI, NavVis, PTC, Rockwell Automation, Altair, Ansys, Cadence, Synopsys, centific, Plato, roboflow, Spingence, Telit Cinterion, ArcBest, Cognex, Gideon, KION Group, Teradyne, Universal Robots, Orbbec, RGO Robotics, SICK, Solomon, Yaskawa

As the humanoid robotics field has become one of the hottest topics lately, NVIDIA introduced its Cosmos family of foundational AI models, designed to train humanoid and industrial robots, at CES 2025.

According to mydrivers, Unitree Robotics recently launched its first general-purpose humanoid robot, H1, which is the first full-size humanoid robot capable of running in China.

Plato secures $6.5M to transform wholesale industry with AI-based ERP automation platform

📅 Date: November 4, 2024

🔖 Topics: Funding Event

🏢 Organizations: Plato, Cherry Ventures

Plato, a Berlin-based AI-based ERP automation platform for wholesale distributors, has secured $6.5 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Cherry Ventures (which recently invested in Voliro and Atlas Metrics), with additional backing from the German government and C-level angels from tech giants, including Microsoft, SAP, NVIDIA, Celonis, Personio, Sennder, and Forto.

The company is all set to transform the AI transformation of the $53 trillion global wholesale industry. The new funding will be used to expand Plato’s team and scale its product across multiple large customers with thousands of sales representatives.

The company’s innovative platform integrates seamlessly with existing ERP systems, offering sales intelligence, AI-driven recommendations for cross-selling, up-selling, and churn prevention; and workflow automation of routine tasks such as quote and order creation, freeing up sales teams to focus on growth.